Medication-assisted treatment should be available when, where and for whom it is needed.
Editorials
Our View: In Maine and in Washington, student lending practices need oversight
Borrowers are getting buried by rising costs and compounding fees.
Our View: Maine should mandate child lead testing
Kids are getting sick from Maine’s old housing stock, but not enough of them know it.
Our View: What does the future look like for Maine firefighting?
Departments are slowly losing volunteers; it’s time to figure out what’s next.
Our View: Columbus Day doesn’t tell the whole story
A bill would change the holiday to Indigenous Peoples Day, and start telling the full truth about the ‘discovery’ of America.
Our View: ‘Red flag’ laws are about more than mass shootings
States where the laws have been in place for a while have found a significant drop in firearm suicides.
Another View: Maine can reduce emissions without CMP project
A backer of the proposal overlooks current and potential increases in solar and wind capacity.
View from Away: A long-shot Connecticut lawsuit might finally hold the gun industry accountable
It’s bad enough that Congress allows military assault-style weapons to be sold to the general public, making instruments of mass carnage available for the price of a laptop computer. Making matters worse, lawmakers have granted the gun industry near-blanket protection from liability for the damage inflicted with their weapons, unlike other companies that make or […]
Our View: Unified sports a big win for Maine
Five years after its first season, Unified basketball is bringing people together, and winning fans.
View from Away: How President Trump’s diversion of funds to pay for wall will hurt military preparedness
President Donald Trump’s plan to divert $6.6 billion from the Pentagon and the Treasury Department to help pay for the construction of a border wall is a frontal assault on the constitutional provision that gives Congress the authority to appropriate public funds. It is shocking that 41 Republican senators accepted this extralegal seizure of power. […]